“No king” is not a good thing. “No king” and the world falls into disarray, everyone does what is right in their own eyes.
Category: Homily
“What do you worship?”
“What do you worship?” What is of highest worth to you? What do you hold most dear? What is it that you orient you life around? Because whatever you orient your life around is going to determine where everything else in your life falls into place.
Unhindered in Mind and Body
Graciously keep us from all adversity, so that, unhindered in mind and body alike, we may pursue in freedom of heart the things that are yours.
El alma y el cuerpo bien dispuestos
Aparta de nosotros todos los males, para que, con el alma y el cuerpo bien dispuestos, podamos con libertad de espíritu cumplir lo que es de tu agrado.
¿Estás perdido? Está bien.
No necesitamos intentar demostrar cuán buenos y piadosos somos, debemos reconocer que somos pecadores, que estamos perdidos y que necesitamos a alguien que pueda salvarnos, que pueda encuéntranos.
Are you lost? That’s ok.
We don’t need to try to prove how good and pious we are, we need to recognize that we are sinners, that we are lost, and that we are in need of someone that can save us, that can “find” us.
Go ahead, try to make yourself happy.
Thinking you are an exception to the condition of sin, thinking, “No, I’m a good person,” or, “I’m really happy right now, I’m living my best life,” is only preventing you from receiving the happiness and fulfillment only God can give.
Adelante, trata de hacerte feliz.
Pensar que eres una excepción a la condición del pecado, pensar, “No, soy una buena persona” o “Estoy realmente feliz ahora, estoy viviendo mi mejor vida”, solo te impide recibir la felicidad y la satisfacción que solo Dios puede dar.
Gratitude Is Necessary
It is gratitude that opens our heart, that breaks down our walls, and that turns us toward the Giver. Without gratitude, we become closed in on ourselves, trapped in our own solitude, and everything becomes boring and flat.
La gratitud es necesaria
Es la gratitud lo que abre nuestro corazón, lo que derriba nuestros muros y lo que nos vuelve hacia el Dador. Sin gratitud, nos encerramos en nosotros mismos, atrapados en nuestra propia soledad, y todo se vuelve aburrido y plano.
The Beggar 